Improving the Adjudication Process - A Compendium of Research Sponsored by the National Institute of Justice, 1969-1984

• NCJ Number: 97980
• Author(s): L. J. McKay, E. Garry
• Date Published: January 1985
• Length: 150 pages
• Agencies: NIJ-Sponsored

Annotation

This report catalogs 1969-1984 criminal-court research sponsored by the National Institute of Justice.

Abstract

Research bearing upon court management focuses on court administration and technology, case processing and delay reduction, and court-related law reform. Research pertaining to court-related functions addresses prosecutorial operations, defense services, juries, sentencing, the use of evidence and trial practices, and pretrial release and detention. Research on victims in courts is also cited as is research on alternative dispute resolution methods. Each entry contains the project title, grant number, grant duration, grantee, project title, grant number, grant duration, grantee, project director, research synopsis, and products produced. The research synopsis includes information on study sites, sample or case size, key program elements, and research findings. Grant number, title, and grantee indexes.